Monica Brown, author portrait
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Monica Brown

Monica Brown’s Peruvian-American heritage has inspired in her a desire to share Latino/a stories with children. Her books have garnered starred reviews, The Américas Award, and a Pura Belpré Honor. In addition, she received the prestigious Rockefeller Fellowship on Chicano Cultural Literacy from the Center for Chicano Studies at the University of California. Monica is currently Professor of English at Northern Arizona University in U.S. Latino and Multicultural Literature.
www.monicabrown.net.
She Persisted: Dolores Huerta
Waiting for the Biblioburro/Esperando el Biblioburro
Waiting for the Biblioburro/Esperando el Biblioburro
She Persisted: Diana Taurasi

Waiting for the Biblioburro - Read Aloud | Brightly Storytime

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She Persisted: Dolores Huerta
Waiting for the Biblioburro/Esperando el Biblioburro
Waiting for the Biblioburro/Esperando el Biblioburro
She Persisted: Diana Taurasi

Media

Waiting for the Biblioburro - Read Aloud | Brightly Storytime

Books for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

In June we celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual + (LGBTQIA+) Pride Month, which honors the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. Pride Month is a time to both celebrate the accomplishments of those in the LGBTQ+ community and recognize the ongoing struggles faced by many across the world who wish to live

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